![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jemisin uses vastly different character perspectives on the art of Gathering to explore, but not dwell on, what is essentially a moral debate about the ethics of euthanasia, and uses this as the foundation of the cultural differences between the warring states of Gujaareh and Kisua. However, unlike most fantasy assassins, Gathering is mostly a peaceful art, and many of the victims, or ‘tithebearers’, are old or sick people who submitted the request to be Gathered on their own behalf, or that of a loved one. Dreamblood is produced at the moment of death, and can only be collected by Gatherers, who are essentially assassins completing contracts submitted to their order, the Hetawa. Each of these can be harvested from anyone, and each has its own uses in religious healing, but the most rare and valuable is dreamblood. The idea is that there are four natural by-products of dreaming: dreambile, dreamblood, dreamichor and dreamseed. The plot of The Killing Moon revolves around an innovative system of magic based on a combination of Freudian dream theory and ancient Egyptian medicine. The author uses delicate prose to weave a sad, captivating tale of love, loss and loyalty against a backdrop of religious conflict and political intrigue. The Killing Moon is a fantasy tale set in a region based loosely on ancient Egypt and Nubia. ![]()
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